Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of hunters on horseback, each with a stag draped over the front of their horse. Three legs of each horse are molded free.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of hunters on horseback, each with a stag draped over the front of their horse. Three legs of each horse are molded free. Dull gilt base line and decoration to hunters and horses. Vent hole to reverse. Good. Right facing: Flakes to the horse''s face, ear, hind ankle, hunter''s nose and stag''s antlers. Small paint loss to the hunter''s hair. Very slight rubbing to gilt on antlers. Kiln effects: over glazed manufacture chip to base front; touch mark to tail, two shrinkage lines to reverse of hat. Restored flakes to the horse''s nose and right ear, stag''s right ear, hat feathers and upper base edge. Retouching to black. Left facing: Hairline to rear hoof. Flake to reverse of base. Small paint loss to the stag''s nose. Slight rubbing to the hunter''s nose. Kiln effects: shrinkage/craze line to the horse''s mane, overall crazing; piece of kiln detritus caught inside causing the piece to rattle. Restored chip to front of hat. Repaired shrinkage hairline to reverse of horse''s neck. Retouching to shoe, hair and eyes of horse and hunter. 15ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Staffordshire tureen and cover in the form of a duck on water. The cover is modeled in the form of a duck, and the tureen the water. Gilt decoration to  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Staffordshire tureen and cover in the form of a duck on water. The cover is modeled in the form of a duck, and the tureen the water. Gilt decoration to the duck feathers. Vent hole and a painted gilt mark to underside of cover. Good. Duck: Some rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: shrinkage crack across the end of one wing. Restoration to beak. Restoration to end of wings. Tureen: Small chip to underside. Kiln effect: two overglazed manufacture chips to rim. Repaired crack across the front. 5.5ins high, 9ins long   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire No.1 white and gilt seated spaniels. Peach muzzles, red mouths. Curly tails. Gray paws. Dull gilt collar, locket, chains and coat  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire No.1 white and gilt seated spaniels. Peach muzzles, red mouths. Curly tails. Gray paws. Dull gilt collar, locket, chains and coat flecks. Vent hole to reverse. Raised number ''1'' to underside. Good. Very slight rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Kiln effect: crazing and craze lines. Repair to tail. Retouching to eyes, noses and claws. Left facing: Small flake to underside. Kiln effects: small shrinkage crack to underside; crazing and craze lines. Repaired crack running from chest, down front right leg. Retouching to eyes, noses and claws. 12.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing:  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Kiln effects: overall crazing; tiny firing pit next to locket. Restoration to front left paw. Retouching to russet enamel, muzzle and claw. Left facing: Kiln effects: kiln soot caught in the glaze to reverse. Restored chip to front right paw. Retouching to russet enamel and muzzle. 8.75ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Mafra Majolica Palissy wall pocket with palm leaf molding acting as hanging support at top. Moss to front of wall pocket. Impressed ''M. MAFRA CALDAS PORTUGAL''  More »

Circa 1890 Mafra Majolica Palissy wall pocket with palm leaf molding acting as hanging support at top. Moss to front of wall pocket. Impressed ''M. MAFRA CALDAS PORTUGAL'' maker''s mark and three stilt marks to reverse. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Small flake to end of each palm leaf. Some small flakes to molding at the bottom of the pocket, and to the moss. Kiln effects: kiln soot caught in the glaze to the molding at the bottom of the pocket; slight brown glaze run to the palm leaves; glaze accumulation to the reverse. Old restoration to the end of right palm leaf. 8.5ins high by 4.75ins wide   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1867 Minton Majolica cobalt bulrush/cattail jardiniere. Minton Majolica square jardiniere decorated with turquoise ground and a bulrush/cattail at  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1867 Minton Majolica cobalt bulrush/cattail jardiniere. Minton Majolica square jardiniere decorated with turquoise ground and a bulrush/cattail at each corner. Ochre border around the rim. Pink interior with drainage hole to base. Three stilt marks and impressed and painted maker''s marks, including impressed date ciper for 1867 to base. Generally good. Tight hairline to rim. Wear to 3 sides on the interior. Very slight wear to bulrushes/cattails. Kiln effects: few small firing pits to bulrushes/cattails; tiny glaze pops to the interior. Two restored chips and repaired hairlines to rim. 7ins high by 6.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels, each with one front leg molded free. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels, each with one front leg molded free. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse. Generally good. No restoration. Rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Paint loss and rubbing to markings and nose. Kiln effect: shrinkage line under front right leg. Left facing: Paint loss and rubbing to markings and nose. Nibbles to lower base edge. Kiln effects: piece of kiln grit to reverse; shrinkage line under front right leg; shrinkage crack below left ear. 8.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire No.4 russet and white seated spaniels. Dull gilt collar and locket. Feathered russet markings. Vent hole to reverse. Painted  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire No.4 russet and white seated spaniels. Dull gilt collar and locket. Feathered russet markings. Vent hole to reverse. Painted mark to underside of both with raised number ''4'' to underside of right facing. Generally good. Right facing: Slight rubbing to nose. Kiln effect: shrinkage line to reverse. Repaired crack to underside and running up between front legs. Retouching to russet enamel. Left facing: Kiln effect: two shrinkage cracks to the front. Retouching to nose, paws and russet enamel. 7.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire seated spaniels with copper lustre markings, chains, collars and lockets. Gray paws (right facing has green claws and left  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire seated spaniels with copper lustre markings, chains, collars and lockets. Gray paws (right facing has green claws and left facing has black claws). Ochre eyes. Vent hole to reverses. Raised number ''1'' to underside of left facing spaniel. Generally good. Right facing: Kiln effect: a few small shrinkage cracks underneath front left paw. Repaired crack running along the mold join from the hind leg, up over the spaniel''s back to behind its right ear. Repaired crack to mold join running up front left leg and over the chest. Retouching to nose. Left facing: Hairline to reverse. Kiln effect: crazing and craze lines. Repaired crack to mold join running up front left leg and over the chest. Retouching to eyes. 12ins high   « Less

Date cipher for 1903 Minton Secessionist vase decorated with black and green tube lining on a light green ground. Pink wash around the shoulders and rim. Ribbed effect to the  More »

Date cipher for 1903 Minton Secessionist vase decorated with black and green tube lining on a light green ground. Pink wash around the shoulders and rim. Ribbed effect to the body. Light green interior. Three stilt marks to underside along with maker''s marks printed ''MINTONS LTD'', impressed ''MINTONS'' and date cipher for 1903. Good. No cracks. No chips. No flakes. Kiln effects: a few glaze misses around the shoulders, several gaps in the tube lining. Repaired hairline to rim. 8ins high   « Less